Events & Experiences

Join rangers from Lowell National Historical Park to learn about each step in the process of weaving. Try your hand at spinning on a drop spindle and learn about spinning wheels. Use the material you spin while you weave your own creation! You will also be able to continue learning about how this process changed […]

Join rangers from Lowell National Historical Park to learn about each step in the process of weaving. Try your hand at spinning on a drop spindle and learn about spinning wheels. Use the material you spin while you weave your own creation! You will also be able to continue learning about how this process changed […]

This program bridges the farm to factory story with a focus on early industry. Join a ranger from Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park (Pawtucket, RI) for a discussion on the birth of the American Industrial Revolution. Learners will discover how work changed in the late 1700s and early 1800s and get a chance to […]

Learn how cloth is designed, patterned, and made in this unique hands-on workshop. Weave your own piece of cloth using hand looms. Learn the difference between warp and weft, and have fun in the process! Visit our website for more information: https://go.nps.gov/qp165j Please register by calling 978 970-5000.

Come experience the Boott Cotton Mills Museum after hours. The looms have quieted but there’s still so much to experience in the museum. Join rangers to explore the museum and try out a new craft! Visit our website for more information: https://go.nps.gov/qp165j

Join rangers from four different national parks to experiment with crafts that relate to our maritime neighbors. Learn to twist rope and how it would be made in centuries past. Make art based on whale models and explore some objects you might find on a Massachusetts beach. Create your own nature journal to fill with […]

Can you design a vehicle to go down a ramp without losing its cargo? Join National Park Rangers to see if you can complete the mission, while being creative and having fun! Visit our website for more information: https://go.nps.gov/qp165j

Learn how cloth is designed, patterned, and made in this unique hands-on workshop. Weave your own piece of cloth using hand looms. Learn the difference between warp and weft, and have fun in the process! Visit our website for more information https://go.nps.gov/qp165j Please register by calling 978 970-5000.

Learn how cloth is designed, patterned, and made in this unique hands-on workshop. Weave your own piece of cloth using hand looms. Learn the difference between warp and weft, and have fun in the process! Visit our website for more information: https://go.nps.gov/qp165j Please register by calling 978 970-5000.

Design, build, and operate a canal system just as the Proprietors of Locks and Canals did in Lowell in the early 1800s. All participants will get hands-on canal building experience (no experience required.) Be ready to have a great time and maybe, get a little wet. Visit our website for more information: https://go.nps.gov/qp165